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Lens error i dropped it now the lens wont work and the camera says lens error everytime i turn on the camera

You can send this to manufacture and they will repair it for $50.Unless you get lucky enough to find parts on ebay, let me know. ...
Nikon COOLPIX L20 Digital Camera

Lens Stuck My Lens is stuck on my Coolpix S200 and I'm getting the Lens Error message. I tried to push it back in like I read on here and it went partly in and now its completely jammed. I've only had my camera for about 4 months. Please help!! I'm hoping to fix it myself.
i dropped my camera and now the lens wont come out. Everytime i turn on the camera it tells me to turn it off then on again. I've done it multiple times and it doesnt work. I tryed to push the lens in and out but it doesnt ma

YOU CANNOT REPAIR THIS SOPHISTICATED CAMERA YOURSELF!!\015\012I guess pushing the lens inside may have made the problem worse.\015\012I follow a rule- if you drop an electronic equipment and a problem occurs- it usually takes a profession ...
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S700 Digital Camera

Hello my name is ashley, i have a question about my nikon coolpix s3000 camera. i accidently dropped it and now the camera lens got messed up everything else is working fine but is just the lens that is not working. The lens stays out when i turn it off and it wont go in again. and when i want to take a picture it says lens error or sometimes it does take the picture but is all blurry. and i want to know if this is fixable.

Oh you silly boy,,,,,we have all done that in our time,,,what you have done is knock the lens gearing out of wack,,,well its busted for good,, as it may well be,,, but if you genteelly push on the lens when you turn off the carera it may help it to " ...
Nikon Coolpix S3000 Digital Camera

Hello,
I have a Canon powershot SX100 IS, and everytime i turn it on it beeps and says on the screen "lens error, restart camera".
I have tried tapping it, shaking it a bit. turning on and off. Put in new batteries, taking memory card in and out. Turning it on at different angles. Connecting to the computer. But nothing is working, it wont even let me look at the photos when i press the play button, and that doesnt even require opening the lens!
please help!
thankyou.

My nephew threw the camera after turning it on and the lens didnt go in when it got turned off now when i try to turn it on it says lens error and wont work what do i do?

Help!!! i dropped my Nikong Coolpix L11 camera on the pavement. The lens got dented in, so naturally i popped it back to its normal place i turned it on and it worked for about 30 seconds and then popped but with the image that said "Lens Error". So i turned it off then turned it back on and it did the same thing. It did that for about 10 minutes and now as soon as i turned it on it says "Lens Error". I cant figure out how to fix it, i've tried slightly tapping it against my desk, i've tried hol

Hellothere are tiny plastic gears inside and may have chipped or a small piece of sand got in causing the lens to jamb. "very fragile"one solution is to ask a camera repair shop how much a lens mechanism would be to replace. ( ...
Nikon Coolpix L11 Digital Camera

Lens Error! I dropped my camera on the floor, and now the lens wont open fully or
close. The LCD says "lens error,restart camera." But even when I turn
the camera off, it still happens. Its a Canon Power Shot A550. I need
to find out how to fix my camera without breaking it some more.

Same problem. The lens is stuck in the zoom position. When the camera is turned on, the lens moves a just afraction like it want to fully open or close, then the camera beeps and prompts with the "Lens Error" Restart Camera. Solutions? ...
Canon PowerShot A550 Digital Camera

I dropped my camera on the floor while i was taking a picture , the camera shut off , but the lens stayed popped out . i tried to turn the camera on again , but i would only show me the home screen , which says "Kodak Easy Share System , Share" then the camera freexes up , and it say in the top left corner , "lens error : 22" i've tried smacking it against things , i've tried smacking it on my hands , i've tried pulling out the lens , NOTHING WORKS. Please Please Please Please Please Please Plea

HelloThe problem is that the lens has become stuck in the barrel. There are some DIY solutions you could try, but the \012probability is that ...
Kodak EasyShare CD33 Digital Camera

My camera was dropped in the sand yesterday, and now when i turn it on it says lens error. I removed as much of the sand as i could reach, and blew out a good portion of it, but it still wont turn on without saying lens error. what should i do?

When i turn on the camera the lens wont pop open even when the battery is fully charged.... i was taking pictures and it working fine turn the camera off and on again then the lens wont open anymore? i can still view all the pictures i took from the camera but cannot take pictures anymore coz of the lens wont open. i tried initializing the camera by going to set up it didnt work..msg error said turn the camera off and on again and i did but didnt work either many times i tried please help thnks!

The problem is\015\0121- some dirt somehow got on the outside of the lense. After it was retracted fully in, it prevents the camera from opening again. When you turn it on, if it opens a little bit, try to pull it out NOT too hard and let go ...
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N2 Digital Camera

Lens error my camera keeps saying lens error and then shuts off
My Kodak M753 digital camera is telling me "lens error: 1,1,5,1,0,0", how can I fix this? - I have no proof of when I bought it, so a refund is out of the question.
my camera was covered by luggage and now when i turn it on, it says lens error
I dropped my digital camera just recently back in October and all of a sudden when I turn the camera off the lens is still out when it's suppose to be in... I really don't know how that hap

This is probably THE most common failure among digital cameras. There's a halfway chance of fixing it yourself, described here: http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/12/fixing-lens-error-on-digital-camera.html ...
Fuji FinePix A345 Digital Camera

My digital camera say lens error:21 how do i repiar the lens? sanyo vpc-e760
My SANYO VPC-S650 says lens error:507 everytime I turn the camera on. The lens has not returned back to normal position, and everytime I turn the camera it cuts back off. I hav tried replacing the batteries so the batteries are not dead

The lens has a servo fault. This can be either the lens motor, the helicoil in the lens is jamming, or the servo drive electronics has a fault. \015\012\015\012You will have to send the camera for service if you want to fix this. I doubt ...
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 Digital Camera

I teach a children's gardening class. The children have a Coolpix camera for taking pictures of their gardens. Unfortunately a camera was dropped and will no longer work. It just says lens error when trying to turn on the camera and the lens will not retract. What do you advise?

It sounds like the fall knocked the gearing or track of the lens off. The unit will need to be taken to a repair center to be put back on track. ...
Digital Cameras

Lens error hi my camera stopped working the other day...it turns on but the lens wont come out and it says there is a lens error then shuts of....is there an easy way to fix this?

HelloThe problem is that the lens has become stuck in the barrel. There are some DIY solutions you could try, but the \012probability is that ...
Kodak Easyshare M753 Digital Camera

My camera, i think i was turning it off. And i was maybe holding the lense. Then it said lense errror. And now, everytime i try to turn it on, it says lens error restart camera, i try turning it on and of, but it doesnt work. And i need it on to upload photos on the computer.

My camera worked fine one day, then it was in my purse. When I went to use it the light was on and the screen said there was a lens error. Everytime I try to turn it on now it makes a grinding noise and refuses to open and then closes completely with the lens error reading For no reason my camera (Nikon coolpix model S210) doesn't want to work with the term "Lens error" and lens won't come out
WELL YESTERDAY MY NIKON COOLPIX s210 DIGITAL CAMERA WAS WORKING PERFECTLY FINE THEM I GOT UP TO TAKE P

\012\012try these:-\012\012\012connect it to pc and on it\012vaccum the barrel of lens\012changing mem. card and batt. for 2min. ...
Nikon Coolpix S210 Digital Camera

Lens error everytime i turn my camera on it is saying that i have a lens error and then it shuts off.. i tryed to blow air into it to clean it but its not working what else should i do ???

It is defective. Call 800 730 6597 and we will replace it if it is still in warranty.\015\012\015\012Trevor Gordon\015\012Senior Customer Tech\015\012General Imaging Company\015\012(Exclusive GE Digital Camera Licensee) ...
GE A730 Digital Camera

I have a nixon coolpix S2550 camera, the lens is half out and when i turn it on it says lens error, i have tried all of the soloutions below but nothing is working. i have not dropped my camera or nothing i put it in my bag and itn was fine then when i took it back out it was like this, help please! it was a present

I dropped my camera on concrete and whenever i turn it on, it says "lens error" and is not working at all. The lens won't even move when i turn it on and off. Any idea on how to fix it?

Fixing a Lens Error on a Digital Camera\012\012This has to be THE most common failure mode for a digi ...
GE J1455 Digital Camera

I dropped my camera and now the lense wont retract all the way. a red screen pops up and says "Lens error, try turning the camera off then on again' the lense wont come out, what do i do?

There can be a mechanical break or a lens mounting break due to the fall and so the camera must be opened out to reset the lens hood.\012You will need some experience to remove carefully and checck the drive for the dislocation of the motor con ...
HP PhotoSmart M437 Digital Camera

My camera was dropped on the floor, now everytime I turn it on it says lens error on the screen and the lens itself will not detract when turned off.

Focusing mechanism might be either broken and jumped out of its place 1) Take a screwdriver and open it yourself (it's not that complicated, as soon as you don't lose any parts; just try to remember where every part lies in). 2) Whe ...
HP Photosmart M425 Digital Camera

My canon camera Ixus 8515 has an error when turning on (after some 'stuck' noises) that reads 'lens error, restart camera'. The lens is not retracting. The camera has not been dropped. Was working fine one minute, then camera appeared out of focus the next. When I turned camera off then on again, error appeared. Lens won't go back in. Have not tried forcing it as yet.

STUCK LENS MY SON DROPPED MY CAMERA AND WHEN I TURN IT ON IT SAY LENS ERROR 101,1,0,0 AND THE LENS WONT OPEN AND COME OUT WHAT SHOULD I DO??? PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!

We drop the camera head first meaning all three lens were open and it jammed in and the lens wont come out and everytime we turn it on it says reset lens what do we do?

Lens errors are fairly common. Usually it's sand or grit interfering with the lens extension mechanism. Or the camera's been dropped with the lens extended. Or the camera has been powered on, but the lens had been blocked preventing its extension. Or ...
Canon PowerShot A630 Digital Camera

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